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The use of facemasks by the general population to prevent transmission of Covid 19 infection: A systematic review

2020-05-06

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<h4>Background</h4> The pandemic of COVID-19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has become a serious worldwide public health emergency. This systematic review aims to summarize the available evidence regarding the role of face mask in community settings in slowing the spread of respiratory viruses such as SARS-CoV-2. <h4>Methods</h4> The preferred reporting items for systemati...

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Literature Corpus work: f302e784-5215-55b0-b41a-49df34a8789b
DOI: 10.1101/2020.05.01.20087064

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